What to do when you have a muscle cramp?

A cramp is a sudden, brief, unintentional (involuntary) and usually painful contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. Muscle cramps can be a symptom of nervous system malfunction.

The most common causes of muscle cramps are:

Benign leg cramps that occur for no reason, particularly at night

Muscle cramps associated with physical activity (cramping during or immediately after an activity)

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Herpes, an ever lurking enemy

Herpes is a hidden and quite unpredictable enemy that can occur suddenly.The infection is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV-1), which is closely related to the one that causes genital herpes (HSV-2).

Hallux valgus: how to treat it

Hallux valgus is a deformity of the first toe, which appears deviated laterally toward the other toes, with simultaneous medial protrusion of the first metatarsal bone. This bony deformity is

Sleep apnea, effects on sexuality

People suffering from sleep apnea look for possible solutions, worn out by the resulting consequences that significantly affect their quality of life.

How to help the body regrow bone tissue

For the first time, scientists have been able to study how well synthetic bone grafts withstand the stresses they receive during the daily lives of patients to whom they are

Heat stroke

During heat stroke, high body temperature can damage tissues and organs. If this occurs in untreated subjects, the outcome could be fatal. Symptoms include warm skin, high body temperature, agitation,

Measuring blood pressure correctly, two methods compared

High blood pressure is the most important risk factor for very frequent and disabling diseases, such as myocardial infarction and stroke. It is important, for these reasons, to provide good

Anuria – Oliguria

Anuria is the failure of the kidney to produce urine. Oliguria, on the other hand, is the production of an insufficient amount of urine to maintain homeostasis. Causes may be

Methods of poisoning: blockers (propranolol, atenolol, oxprenolol)

An overdose of such drugs in children may occur accidentally, while in adults it may be voluntary or from therapeutic overdose. By their blocking action on nerve endings, these drugs

Living with allergies: rural life or city life

Various forms of allergies and asthma have been known to be continuously increasing diseases for many decades already because of many reasons.

How COVID-19 virus attacks multiple parts of the human body

It is becoming evident that COVID-19 may be more than just a respiratory disease-it has reached the ranks of those diseases that mimic the conditions of many others. This makes

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